Funny Stupidity and Foolishness Quotes

These silly and witty sayings give a positive spin to this otherwise touchy subject!

Funny Stupidity and Foolishness Quotes

“Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.”
- Alan Dundes
"Don’t worry about what other people think. They don’t do it very often."
Anonymous
“What is the only flaw of being intelligent?…that you have to deal with stupid people.”
Anonymous
“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.”
- Albert Einstein
“When a stupid man is doing something, he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.”
- George Bernard Shaw
“Make yourself look really stupid so you don’t feel bad doing something a little stupid.”
- Mark Hoppus
“Every man is a d*** fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.”
― Elbert Hubbard
“There are much easier things in life than finding a good man. Nailing Jell-O to a tree, for instance.”
Anonymous
"There’s nothing more tedious than seeing how a person shows his intellect, especially if there isn’t any."
- Erich Maria Remarque
“I am responsible for what I say but I’m not responsible for what you understand.”
Anonymous
“The problem with the world is that everyone does not have a brain, but everyone does have a tongue.”
- Raheel Farooq
“Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.”
- Elbert Hubbard
"I prefer not to think before speaking. I like being as surprised as everyone else by what comes out of my mouth."
Anonymous
“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”
– Albert Einstein
“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”
- A. A. Milne
"A clever person takes notice of everything; a stupid one makes a comment about everything."
- Heinrich Heine
"If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a million times: Don’t exaggerate!"
Anonymous
"Better to keep silent and let people think you are a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
- Abraham Lincoln
“To be clever enough to get a great deal of money, one must be stupid enough to want it.”
- George Bernard Shaw
“I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder!”
Anonymous
"Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never use it."
Anonymous
"Stupidity is like a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit."
"Stupidity is a talent for misconception."
- Edgar Allan Poe
“My wife tells me that if I ever decide to leave, she is coming with me.”
- Jon Bon Jovi
“If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity. Is there any need to choose between them?”
- Francis Parker Yockey
“I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.”
- Edith Sitwell
"Stupid is when you spend 18 hours trying to drown a fish."
Anonymous
“I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.”
- Walt Disney
"The most hopelessly stupid man is he who is not aware that he is wise."
Anonymous
“The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.”
Anonymous
“Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.”
– William Shakespeare
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits."
Anonymous
"One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, nothin' can beat teamwork."
- Edward Abbey
“To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.”
- Gustave Flaubert
“Sometimes when I close my eyes, I can’t see.”
“On the internet, you can be anything you want. It’s strange that so many people choose to be stupid.”
Anonymous
"The first thing you learn in life is you’re a fool. The last thing you learn in life is you’re the same fool."
Anonymous
“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
- Mark Twain
“My biggest fear about becoming a zombie is all the walking that I’d have to do.”
"A stupid person laughs three times at a joke; once when everyone else is laughing, a second time when he actually gets the joke, and a third time when he realizes he was laughing without getting the joke at first."
"Ignorance is a form of environmental pollution."
Anonymous
"I'd agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong."
Anonymous
“Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.”
- Horace
“There are more airplanes in the water than there are submarines in the sky.”
Anonymous
"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
- Plato
"Common sense is not a gift. It’s a punishment because you have to deal with everyone who doesn’t have it."
Anonymous
"Don’t believe everything you think."
Anonymous
“Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.”
- Oscar Wilde
“Every time I do something silly, it comes off really funny because it’s natural.”
- Shaquille O’Neal
“It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don’t say it.”